Academic Health Centers: Leading Change in the 21st Century

1 Front Matter 2 Executive Summary 3 1 Introduction 4 2 Forces for Change 5 3 The Academic Health Center as a Reformer: The Education Role 6 4 The Academic Health Center as a Modeler: The Patient Care Role 7 5 The Academic Health Center as a Translator of Science: The Research Role 8 6 The Consequences of Current Financing Methods for the Future Roles of AHCs 9 7 Expectations for the AHC of the 21st Century 10 8 Creating Systems for Change in the AHC 11 References 12 Appendix A: Academic Health Centers: All the Same, All Different, or.. 13 Appendix B: Committee on the Roles of Academic Health Centers in the 21st Century